Jewish Children's Museum
792 Eastern Parkway | Crown Heights | built 2001
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- 2004
The Jewish Children's Museum opens on Eastern Parkway, built as a teaching tool after Crown Heights violence
The museum at 792 Eastern Parkway opened in 2004 in the Chabad-Lubavitch community of Crown Heights, not far from 770 Eastern Parkway. It was created after the 1991 Crown Heights riot and the 1994 killing of student Ari Halberstam on the Brooklyn Bridge, as a way for local children to understand their neighbors. Halberstam's mother, Devorah, played a major role in founding it, and the museum is dedicated to his memory.
“…the museum was built to create a teaching tool for local children to better understand their neighbors. ... The museum is officially dedicated to Ari's memory.”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2004
Gwathmey Siegel designs the museum for Tzivos Hashem on the corner of Kingston Avenue
The Jewish Children's Museum at Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue dates to 2004 and was designed by Gwathmey Siegel in a contemporary style. Tzivos Hashem, an international nonprofit for children, commissioned it, wanting a multifunctional building that would both educate and delight. Inside are interactive exhibits, a big hall for events, and galleries on Jewish life, holidays and customs spread over several floors.
Source: brownstoner.com
- 2005
The museum shares in a $20 million Carnegie Corporation grant to New York institutions
In 2005 the Jewish Children's Museum was one of 406 arts and social service groups in New York City that shared a $20 million Carnegie Corporation grant. The grant was made possible by a gift from Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
“…the museum was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation…”
Source: Wikipedia
- 2006
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce honors the museum's design with a Brooklyn Buildings Award
In 2006 the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce gave the museum its Brooklyn Buildings Award in the Arts and Culture category. According to Brownstoner, the award praised the building's architectural merit and its benefit to the borough's commerce and quality of life.
Source: brownstoner.com
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